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Messias — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • messiah noun In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, a promised savior or deliverer sent by God; in Christianity, specifically Jesus Christ.

Senses

Messias is used for these senses in English:

  • Messiah (Christianity) Jesus Christ.
  • messiah (Abrahamism) The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians and Muslims to be Jesus Christ.

messiah — full definition

  1. noun In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, a promised savior or deliverer sent by God; in Christianity, specifically Jesus Christ.
  2. noun By extension, any figure seen as a great savior or liberator of a group.
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